Korea Ginseng Corp. uncovers more evidence red ginseng could help stop Alzheimer’s
Apr 26, 2023 23:43 pm UTC| Health Science Economy Business
Korea Ginseng Corp. said that a collaborative research team that it co-supports with Konyang University has found a potential mechanism in red ginseng polysaccharides that reduces cognitive decline in Alzheimers...
A 'hybrid' solar eclipse is about to be visible in Australia. Here's when and where you can see it
Apr 14, 2023 14:17 pm UTC| Science
On Thursday 20 April, the Ningaloo region of Western Australia will experience a total solar eclipse. Eclipse chasers from around the world are converging on the town of Exmouth in hopes of experiencing the profound awe of...
Anatomy of monster storm: how Cyclone Ilsa is shaping up to devastate the WA coast
Apr 14, 2023 14:17 pm UTC| Science
Residents along Western Australias northwest coast are bracing for Tropical Cyclone Ilsa, which is expected to be one of the most destructive storms to strike the region in more than a decade. The Bureau of Meteorology...
Venn: the person behind the famous diagrams – and why his work still matters today
Apr 14, 2023 14:12 pm UTC| Science
April 2023 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of mathematician and philosopher John Venn. You may well be familiar with Venn diagrams the ubiquitous pictures of typically two or three intersecting circles,...
Apr 14, 2023 14:06 pm UTC| Science
Finding life on other planets might well be the holy grail of astronomy, but the hunt for suitable host planets that can sustain life is a resource-intensive task. The search for exoplanets (planets outside our Solar...
Great Mysteries of Physics: do we really need a theory of everything?
Apr 13, 2023 15:23 pm UTC| Science
Finding a theory of everything explaining all the forces and particles in the universe is arguably the holy grail of physics. While each of its main theories works extraordinarily well, they clash also with each other ...
Scientists launch JUICE mission to explore Jupiter's icy moons
Apr 13, 2023 15:14 pm UTC| Science
Could we discover conditions necessary for life outside the Earth in the solar system? This is one of the mysteries that the space mission JUICE (for JUpiter ICy moons Explorer), set to be launched from Kourou, French...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects